September 1 and 2, 2001 - The Approach.
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1. Stashing climbing gear at Bishop Pass
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2. Mount Agassiz from Bishop Pass
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3. Descending from Bishop Pass towards Bishop Lake |
4. From Bishop Pass trail. |
5. Mount Goode |
6. September 2, now with the packs, climbing to
Bishop Pass again |
7. Looking back towards Bishop Lake. |
8. The Palisades from the West. |
9. Our base camp. |
September 3, 2001 - Ascent of Thunderbolt Peak.
We left camp at 6:30, summited at 10 am, and were back at camp at 12:30
PM.
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10. From the notch separating the North and South summits
of Thunderbolt - Temple Crag, Mount Gailey and Mount
Sill, with the Palisade Glacier beneath. Around 9:30 AM. |
11. North Fork, Big Pine Creek. |
12. Lanier on the summit of Thunderbolt Peak. |
13. Starlight Peak from the summit of Thunderbolt
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14. The North Summit of Thunderbolt.
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15. On the summit of Thunderbolt, around 10 am.
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16. North Fork, Big Pine Creek. |
17. Southwest Chute #1, from above. |
18. View West from the chute |
19. On the descent. |
20. Columbine Peak in the top right corner. |
21. Chris and René's basecamp just below Thunderbolt Pass.
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22. Our basecamp. Rain sets in for the afternoon. |
23. Massive rockfall in the Starlight Chute, around 5 PM.
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24. Alpenglow on the Palisades. |
September 4, 2001 - Ascent of Columbine
Peak.
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25. Thunderbolt (center) and Starlight (right),
morning of September 4, 2001.
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26. Skirting Isosceles Peak towards the Northeast ridge
of Columbine Peak.
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27. A pleasant stroll. |
28. The Northeast ridge of Columbine Peak.
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29. Climbing the class 3 rock below the summit. |
30. The Palisades from the summit of Columbine - Winchell, Thunderbolt,
Starlight, North Palisade and Peak 13,962. |
31. The Summit of Columbine Peak. |
32. More of the summit. |
33. Mounts Agassiz and Winchell from the summit. |
34. Descending. |
35. Lanier taping together his running shoes. |
36. Back at camp, the birds ate our dinners... |
37. Southwest Chute # 1 - René and Chris
are descending. |
38. The four of us after René and Chris have returned from Thunderbolt
Peak. |
39. Crossing over Thunderbolt Pass. |
40. Skirting the Palisades towards Bishop Pass. |
41. Over Dusy Basin. |
42. Looking for a suitable camp for the night. |
43. Columbine Peak and Isosceles Peak from the cross-country route
back to Bishop Pass.
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44. Humidity stuck in Dusy Basin.
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45. Bishop Pass - morning of September 5.
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46. Dusy Basin from the trail just below Bishop Pass.
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